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<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR.Fri, 27 Mar 2015 22:36:00 +0000Linda Holmes60573 at http://knau.orgHere Comes 'The X-Files,' Back For More Mulder, More Scully, And Morehttp://knau.org/post/here-comes-x-files-back-more-mulder-more-scully-and-more
Everything old really <em>is </em>new again. Even aliens.<p>Fox announced today that <em>The X-Files</em>, which ran on television from 1993 until 2002 and was accompanied by feature films in 1998 and 2008, will be back as a six-episode "event series," with production beginning this summer.Tue, 24 Mar 2015 16:58:00 +0000Linda Holmes60401 at http://knau.orgHere Comes 'The X-Files,' Back For More Mulder, More Scully, And More'Birdman' Wins Big On A Soggy Night At The Oscarshttp://knau.org/post/birdman-wins-big-soggy-night-oscars
The rain that fell on Hollywood as the hours of red-carpet coverage wore on may have provided one of the evening's best visuals: actual people running around wearing plastic bags as they guided famous people out of limos, under umbrellas and to the waiting microphones of interviewers who wanted to know who made the dress, the shoes, the jewelry.Mon, 23 Feb 2015 06:23:00 +0000Linda Holmes59188 at http://knau.org'Birdman' Wins Big On A Soggy Night At The OscarsWatch The Oscars With Ushttp://knau.org/post/watch-oscars-us
The nominees are in, the <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2015/02/20/387784067/pop-culture-happy-hour-our-oscars-omnibus-2015" target="_blank">arguments have been had</a>, and the ceremony is all that's left of Oscar season. (Well, and the griping over what should have won.)<p>On Sunday night, we'll be where lots of other people will be: on Twitter.Sun, 22 Feb 2015 16:01:00 +0000Linda Holmes59171 at http://knau.orgWatch The Oscars With UsAfter 16 Years, Jon Stewart Is Leaving 'The Daily Show'http://knau.org/post/after-16-years-jon-stewart-leaving-daily-show
A presidential election cycle looms, but one of the men most associated with covering presidential politics since the first election of George W.Wed, 11 Feb 2015 01:53:00 +0000Linda Holmes58701 at http://knau.orgAfter 16 Years, Jon Stewart Is Leaving 'The Daily Show'The Super Bowl, Shark Attacks And Monday Morning Quarterbackshttp://knau.org/post/super-bowl-shark-attacks-and-monday-morning-quarterbacks
As longtime PCHH listeners know, Stephen Thompson hosts a Super Bowl party every year that keeps him hopping and keeps us from discussing the game in real time as we otherwise would. Therefore, we sat down Monday morning to catch up about the game, including the phenomenon of concluding you've witnessed an inexplicable play call from someone who knows much, much more about football than you do. We also talk about the Katy Perry halftime show, the surprisingly sentimental ads and lots more.Mon, 02 Feb 2015 20:37:00 +0000Linda Holmes58304 at http://knau.orgThe Super Bowl, Shark Attacks And Monday Morning QuarterbacksWatch The Super Bowl Or We'll Kick This Dog: The Saddest Ads Everhttp://knau.org/post/watch-super-bowl-or-well-kick-dog-saddest-ads-ever
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAsjRRMMg_Q</p><p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIxA3o84syY</p><p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq2Sm2XGv_s</p><p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKUy-tfrIHY</p><p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1jwWwJ-Mxc</p>Mon, 02 Feb 2015 15:08:00 +0000Linda Holmes58294 at http://knau.orgWatch The Super Bowl Or We'll Kick This Dog: The Saddest Ads EverAt The Oscar Nominations, It's A Good Year To Be An Idiosyncratic Manhttp://knau.org/post/oscar-nominations-its-good-year-be-idiosyncratic-man
[<em>At the top of this post, you'll find a discussion I had with Stephen Thompson, my Pop Culture Happy Hour co-panelist, about the Oscar nominations. Tomorrow's full PCHH episode more fully covers the film </em>Selma<em>.</em>]<p>The Oscar nominations are in (you can see the full list <a href="http://oscar.go.com/nominees?cid=oscars_nominees_announcement_cadillac" target="_blank">here</a>), and <em>Birdman </em>and <em>The Grand Budapest Hotel </em>lead with nine nominations each, followed closely by <em>The Imitation Game </em>with eight.Thu, 15 Jan 2015 14:38:00 +0000Linda Holmes57602 at http://knau.orgAt The Oscar Nominations, It's A Good Year To Be An Idiosyncratic ManSarah Koenig On Serial: 'I Think Something Went Wrong With This Case'http://knau.org/post/sarah-koenig-serial-i-think-something-went-wrong-case
It's hard to believe that not only was there no Serial six months ago, there was no <em>Serial</em> three months ago. The hugely popular podcast, a spinoff production of <em>This American Life,</em> didn't even premiere until early October, but since then, it has made its way with great speed into worlds from <a href="https://twitter.com/sesamestreet/status/542794195107213313" target="_blank">Sesame Street</a> to <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/6ab2d45a77/the-last-episode-of-serial" target="_blank">Funny Or Die</a>.Thu, 18 Dec 2014 21:53:00 +0000Linda Holmes56515 at http://knau.orgSarah Koenig On Serial: 'I Think Something Went Wrong With This Case'HBO Without Cable, Coming In 2015http://knau.org/post/hbo-without-cable-coming-2015
HBO has built a robust and popular online presence over the past couple of years with its app, HBO GO. But to get it — as is the case with many streaming services that offer television over the Internet — you've needed a cable subscription. In other words, HBO GO was an add-on for people who already had HBO, not an alternative way of getting shows for people who didn't.Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:45:00 +0000Linda Holmes53978 at http://knau.orgHBO Without Cable, Coming In 2015